Union HRD minister Kapil Sibal said that "government is in no financial position to ensure high quality education to all the children in government schools" and he seek help from private schools.

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cant-ensure-high-quality-education-to-all-government-school-children-kapil-sibal/248926-3.html

Yes it may be true but they should at least see the basic facilities like teachers should be punctual that won't need any extra money to spend. :)

It is the right time for central and all the state governments to work on government schools especially in remote and rural areas.

"Even front-row seats near the blackboard or a post as class monitor are up for sale." I think India is better than China in providing education as of now.

Please find the reference link for full article.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/22/world/asia/in-china-schools-a-culture-of-bribery-spreads.html?src=un&feedurl=http%3A%2F%2Fjson8.nytimes.com%2Fpages%2Fworld%2Fasia%2Findex.jsonp

"Even front-row seats near the blackboard or a post as class monitor are up for sale." I think India is better than China in providing education as of now.

Please find the reference link for full article.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/22/world/asia/in-china-schools-a-culture-of-bribery-spreads.html?src=un&feedurl=http%3A%2F%2Fjson8.nytimes.com%2Fpages%2Fworld%2Fasia%2Findex.jsonp

It is indeed quite shocking to read that...somehow one cannot associate bribe with a communist nation..I hope this is not western media gimmick,they have a way of running down China and other Asian countries even for trivial reasons...

Recently a tamil movie 'Saattai' has been released. This movie is all about Governement schools (School infra structure, teachers, students and parents). It explains all the aspects.

There are several Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) all over the country. It would be better if 20% of those organisations start working on improvement of government schools.